Scale
F minor pentatonic scale
The F minor pentatonic scale has 5 notes: F, A♭, B♭, C and E♭.
- Notes
- F · A♭ · B♭ · C · E♭
- Step pattern
- W+H – W – W – W+H – W
W = whole step (two keys), H = half step (the very next key).
Play it yourself
Play the scale going up: start on F and tap each note in order.
- F
- A♭
- B♭
- C
- E♭
The minor pentatonic scale is natural minor without its 2nd and 6th. Five notes, no half steps, and the sound of countless rock and blues solos.